News

From Italian Class Secretary Nastasa Avlijas - As far as the Italian class goes, the news is the great weekend we had for the Coppa Italia, with the Volvo prizegiving and the Class party on 8th December. It all started on Friday, with 23 boats, strong winds and a storm coming up!

The New Year has certainly got off to a good start here in the IMCA Office with receipt of an e-mail advising us that the first Melges 24 will be delivered to Korea this spring.

The organisers of the 2007 Fullpower Melges 24 Worlds in Santa Cruz had put together a special package with Latsis Yachting Solutions for those of you who need to transport your boats around the US or from shipping ports.

Northshore Yachting Services PTY Ltd, the recently appointed Australian builder for the Melges 24, has launched its new web site at WWW.MELGES.COM.AU. Check out the site for all the latest news and information on Melges 24 sailing in Australia.

The entry deadline for ACURA Key West 2007 is approaching rapidly so if you want to avoid paying a late entry fee please visit WWW.PREMIERE-RACING.COM now and sort out your entry.

For a great personal account of the recent US Nationals check out Alan E Block's report on SAILING ANARCHY. Alan first sailed a Melges 24 late last year and has been reporting on his exploits in the class for Sailing Anarchy since the 05 Worlds in Ocean Reef.